The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth

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Prelims

Pages i-xxii

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Introduction and Leitmotifs

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Part I: Emergence, Sound and Scene

The Canterbury Sound as Local, Trans-local and Virtual Scene

Pages 13-22

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Citation: Bennett, A. (2021), "The Canterbury Sound as Local, Trans-local and Virtual Scene", Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (Ed.) The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-489-720201002

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The Canterbury Sound – From the Beginning

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The Canterbury Scenius

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Part II: Journeys and Returns

From Canterbury to Kamijima: A Musical Journey

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Uniforms, Unicorns and the Canterbury Sound

Pages 79-87

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Canterbury’s Paths through the States

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From a Fan’s Point of View: Biographical Encounters with the Canterbury Sound

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Citation: Dove, R. (2021), "From a Fan’s Point of View: Biographical Encounters with the Canterbury Sound", Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (Ed.) The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 101-110. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-489-720201008

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Part III: People

Locating Robert Wyatt: The Canterbury Sound and ‘Quintessential Englishness’

Pages 113-124

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Citation: O’Dair, M. (2021), "Locating Robert Wyatt: The Canterbury Sound and ‘Quintessential Englishness’", Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (Ed.) The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 113-124. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-489-720201009

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The View from Across the Desk – An Engineer’s Personal Perspective of the Canterbury Scene

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Citation: Woolgar, D. (2021), "The View from Across the Desk – An Engineer’s Personal Perspective of the Canterbury Scene", Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (Ed.) The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 125-132. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-489-720201010

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The Sinclair Spectrum and Pathways of Artistic Influence

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Songs from the Bottom of a Well or Morpheus in the Underworld: Some Thoughts on the Music and Lyrics of Kevin Ayers^*

Pages 143-154

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Citation: Saunders, N. (2021), "Songs from the Bottom of a Well or Morpheus in the Underworld: Some Thoughts on the Music and Lyrics of Kevin Ayers", Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (Ed.) The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 143-154. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-489-720201012

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Biographical Interviews and Reflections: Ethnographic Conversations from within the Canterbury Sound

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Citation: Draganova, A. and Blackman, S. (2021), "Biographical Interviews and Reflections: Ethnographic Conversations from within the Canterbury Sound", Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (Ed.) The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 155-182. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-489-720201013

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Part IV: Documenting Music Practices

Researching and Documenting the Scene – Online and Offline

Pages 185-189

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Citation: Leroy, A. (2021), "Researching and Documenting the Scene – Online and Offline", Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (Ed.) The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 185-189. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-489-720201014

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The Story of Facelift – A Fanzine Exploring the Canterbury Scene and Beyond in the Pre-internet Age – And Its Role in Knitting Together an International Community of Fans

Pages 191-202

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Citation: Howitt, P. (2021), "The Story of – A Fanzine Exploring the Canterbury Scene and Beyond in the Pre-internet Age – And Its Role in Knitting Together an International Community of Fans", Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (Ed.) The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 191-202. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-489-720201015

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‘Canterbury Music’ and Music in Canterbury

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Part V: Myths and Realities: Music in Contemporary Canterbury

Contemporary Pocket Music Scene within Canterbury: An Ethnographic Study on D.I.Y. Student Bands

Pages 215-227

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Citation: Jiang, M. (2021), "Contemporary Pocket Music Scene within Canterbury: An Ethnographic Study on D.I.Y. Student Bands", Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (Ed.) The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 215-227. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-489-720201017

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‘Free Range: A Canterbury Scene’

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Blue Gems and Colliding Moons: Furthering the Canterbury Underground

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Citation: Brodigan, A. (2021), "Blue Gems and Colliding Moons: Furthering the Canterbury Underground", Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (Ed.) The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 251-257. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-489-720201019

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Humour and Gender of the ‘Mischievous Imaginary’ within the Canterbury Sound of Soft Machine, Gong and Caravan¹

Pages 259-279

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Citation: Blackman, S. and Draganova, A. (2021), "Humour and Gender of the ‘Mischievous Imaginary’ within the Canterbury Sound of Soft Machine, Gong and Caravan", Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (Ed.) The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 259-279. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-489-720201020

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Three Personal Reflections on the Muse of the Canterbury Sound

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Citation: Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (2021), "Three Personal Reflections on the Muse of the Canterbury Sound", Draganova, A., Blackman, S. and Bennett, A. (Ed.) The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 281-287. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-489-720201024

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Index

Pages 289-296

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DOI

10.1108/9781787694897

Publication date

2021-02-19

Book series

Emerald Studies in Popular Music and Place

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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978-1-78769-490-3

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978-1-78769-489-7

The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth

Synopsis

Table of contents

Prelims

Introduction and Leitmotifs

Part I: Emergence, Sound and Scene

The Canterbury Sound as Local, Trans-local and Virtual Scene

The Canterbury Sound – From the Beginning

The Canterbury Scenius

Part II: Journeys and Returns

From Canterbury to Kamijima: A Musical Journey

Uniforms, Unicorns and the Canterbury Sound

Canterbury’s Paths through the States

From a Fan’s Point of View: Biographical Encounters with the Canterbury Sound

Part III: People

Locating Robert Wyatt: The Canterbury Sound and ‘Quintessential Englishness’

The View from Across the Desk – An Engineer’s Personal Perspective of the Canterbury Scene

The Sinclair Spectrum and Pathways of Artistic Influence

Songs from the Bottom of a Well or Morpheus in the Underworld: Some Thoughts on the Music and Lyrics of Kevin Ayers^*

Biographical Interviews and Reflections: Ethnographic Conversations from within the Canterbury Sound

Part IV: Documenting Music Practices

Researching and Documenting the Scene – Online and Offline

The Story of Facelift – A Fanzine Exploring the Canterbury Scene and Beyond in the Pre-internet Age – And Its Role in Knitting Together an International Community of Fans

‘Canterbury Music’ and Music in Canterbury

Part V: Myths and Realities: Music in Contemporary Canterbury

Contemporary Pocket Music Scene within Canterbury: An Ethnographic Study on D.I.Y. Student Bands

‘Free Range: A Canterbury Scene’

Blue Gems and Colliding Moons: Furthering the Canterbury Underground

Humour and Gender of the ‘Mischievous Imaginary’ within the Canterbury Sound of Soft Machine, Gong and Caravan¹

Three Personal Reflections on the Muse of the Canterbury Sound

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Part I: Emergence, Sound and Scene

Part II: Journeys and Returns

Part III: People

Part IV: Documenting Music Practices

Part V: Myths and Realities: Music in Contemporary Canterbury

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